This cheese pairing guide starts from either side: pick a cheese to see what to pour and plate with it, or type a wine, beer or fruit to find the cheeses that suit it.
How the cheese pairings were chosen
The cheese pairings follow two old rules that still hold: match intensity, so a delicate cheese gets a delicate drink, and pair by region, since cheeses and drinks from the same place grew up together. Acid and bubbles cut rich, creamy cheeses; sweetness tames salty blues.
